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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
Rangers are trained as zero-gravity combat units and wear [[Vacuum suit|vacuum suits]]. They were sometimes used to assist the [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. They do not usually wear jetpacks and instead are equipped with surface-adhering boots, possibly magnetic, which allow them to walk safely in zero-gravity environments. | Rangers are trained as zero-gravity combat units and wear [[Vacuum suit|vacuum suits]]. They were sometimes used to assist the [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. They do not usually wear jetpacks and instead are equipped with surface-adhering boots, possibly magnetic, which allow them to walk safely in zero-gravity environments. | ||
Rangers are typically armed with Plasma Pistols and Needlers, while others use Covenant Carbines. Those in the Covenant remnant also use Storm Rifles and Type-27 Beam Rifles. Occasionally, they will carry arm shields for protection. | |||
===Operational deployments=== | ===Operational deployments=== | ||
The first known contact between Kig-Yar Rangers and humans occurred on board ''[[This End Up]]'', a freighter attacked by ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. Following this encounter, they were deployed in combat from as early as [[2531]] until at least the [[Fall of Reach]] in late [[2552|summer 2552]]. | The first known contact between Kig-Yar Rangers and humans occurred on board ''[[This End Up]]'', a freighter attacked by ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. Following this encounter, they were deployed in combat from as early as [[2531]] until at least the [[Fall of Reach]] in late [[2552|summer 2552]]. Many Kig-Yar Rangers later joined Jul 'Mdama's [[Covenant remnant]] faction, and were seen in action of [[Requiem]]. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
